Product category: AC/DC Power Supplies
News Release from: Lambda | Subject: Universal power supplies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 16 August 2007
Supplying the world
Designing a power supply to suit almost every country of the world without modification doesn't have to be difficult, explains Bob Taylor of Lambda UK.
Most OEMs see exporting as a key opportunity for growth and profit, but they're also keen to minimise the number of different versions of their products that they have to produce in order to address the needs of world markets Fortunately, designing a power supply that will suit almost every country of the world without modification doesn't have to be difficult
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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